ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira
LOCALIZED PECTUS EXCAVATUM TREATED WITH BRACE AND EXERCISE: LONG TERM RESULTS OF A BRAZILIAN TECHNIQUE.
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- Forward Head Angle and Shoulder Angle in Relation to Stabilometry in Children with Pectus Excavatum Included in an Exercise Program.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Myotonometry Assessment in Children and Adolescents with Pectus Excavatum Included in a Physical Exercise Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Impact of Physical Therapy on Postural and Myotonometric Disorders in Patients with Pectus Excavatum: Study Protocol.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An overview of pectus deformities and rehabilitation approaches.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Surgical Treatment of Pectus Excavatum: The Boundary Between Pathologic and Aesthetic Need.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- 20 years clinical application of the vacuum bell for conservative treatment of pectus excavatum-past, present, future.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivePectus excavatum is a deformity that affects aesthetics and causes emotional disorders. Surgical correction is well established, but conservative treatment is less common. We investigated the long-term results of using a brace and performing specific physical exercises to treat localized pectus excavatum, a type of deformity in which the depressed area is restricted to the midline region along the nipple line.
methodsWe selected 115 patients (mean age 12.8 years), with a minimum follow-up of 36 months, who were evaluated more than one year after the end of treatment and skeletal maturity. Results were correlated with deformity flexibility, severity, regular use of the device, and performance of specific exercises. The chi-square (χ
resultsTreatment was successful in 58% of patients, however, when exercises were performed and the brace was used regularly by patients with flexible deformities, the rate increased to 83% (p = 0.005). Severity and adherence to treatment greatly impacted successful treatment (p = 0.009 and < 0.001, respectively).
conclusionThe proposed treatment method was effective for correction or partial correction of the deformity in motivated patients followed up until skeletal maturity, especially when started early in milder and more flexible deformities.
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